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2020 | VOL 72. ISSUE II

Your WSNLA Community

Professionalism + Collaboration + Leadership Working together to advocate for, invest in & to inspire the future of the horticulture industry.

COVID-19: An Industry Adapts & Responds

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Contents Features

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WSNLA Members create inspiration at the 2020 Garden Show.

10 COVID-19: An Industry Responds

Nurseries implement protocols to safely operate & serve their communities. Landscape advocates to fully operate.

14 Investing in the Future of Horticulture

2020 Scholarship Recipients Anounced. Learn more about the future plans of each recipient.

16 WSDA Nursery License Surcharge Funds Local Research 20 HRI Announces 2020 Funded Projects

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF (Above) A planting from the WSNLA display that jazzed up the main stage at the NW Flower & Garden Show. This year’s space was designed and led by Rachel Zeutenhorst, CPH (T&L Nursery) and Lindsey Irwin (Gray Barn Nursery at Pacific Topsoils). Turn to page 7 for more information on WSNLA’s garden space at the 2020 NW Flower & Garden Show. Cover photo: Christianson’s Nursery & Greenhouse’s award winning display garden . Photo provided by NW Flower & Garden Festival.

Columns 4

From the President

Executive Director

Legislative Update

Bugs & Blights

Departments 23

Calendar of Events

Chapter News

WSNLA Marketplace

Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

2020 | VOL 72. NO. II Editor Breanne Chavez Published Quarterly By: Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association. 34400 Pacific Hwy S., Suite 2 Federal Way, WA 98003 800.672.7711, info@wsnla.org Deadlines:

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[ Message from the President ]

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“...WSNLA has been advocating on behalf of horticulture businesses to clarify the essential nature of our industry, while in the middle of spring in the heart of the growing season. ”

C. Andrew Barker, CPH WSNLA President Cloud Landscape Design Seattle

In these current times, it is challenging to figure out how best to smoothly and calmly navigate our businesses, amongst the personal concerns about keeping ourselves and families safe, healthy, and happy. There is so much talk about adapting to the “new normal”, but normal is still a moving target at this point. Without a doubt, the best strategy is to gain as much specific information about what resources are available, as well as what our peers in the field are doing, including dealing with employees, customers and clients. Just as one example, our customers need to be assured that our industry (landscapers, nurseries, and growers) is complying with the State of WA COVID-19 rules. That includes the public and visible use of masks, maintaining a minimum 6-foot distancing from person to person, and following other State health precautions. So many new and ongoing considerations that this global situation has brought before us! With that in mind, WSNLA members have been having online meetings and roundtables targeted to the various sectors of the industry, so that we can find out from our friends and peers what is working well and what to avoid. These can be joined from laptops and computers in the office and from mobile phones and tablets while out in the field. In fact, the WSNLA board even had its first quarterly meeting totally online on a virtual meeting platform! In the future, where in-person gatherings are still uncertain, we are planning webinars, professional community gatherings and even discussing the possibility of doing CPH and ecoPRO certifications online. Secondly the WSNLA has been advocating on behalf of horticulture businesses to clarify the essential nature of our industry, while in the middle of spring in the heart of the growing season. It is not always obvious to lawmakers and the general public how much 4 - The B&B Magazine

ongoing effort is required to grow, install, and maintain plants, trees and shrubs. For example, we were able to make clear to the Governor’s office that the term “routine maintenance” is essential for the ongoing health of plants and was acknowledged in the updated March 30th guidance notification. Lastly, and very importantly, the Covid-19 Resource link on the WSNLA website, https://www.wsnla.org/page/COVID19 , put together by Breanne and Holly, has an amazing amount of targeted information that is relevant to your particular business, regardless of what aspect of horticulture you are engaged in. I wanted to give you a brief overview of some of the areas that are covered, where more information is available on the following topics • Planning for a Coronavirus Pandemic: A guide for businesses and organizations, Guidance & Best Practices for Greenhouse Growers & Production Nurseries, etc. • Federal: Center for Disease Control (CDC) Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers, CDC Cleaning/disinfecting guidelines for business, EPA Cleaning/disinfecting guidelines and guidance for higher risk people • State: WA Department of Health COVID-19 page, Washington State Department of Health Resources and Recommendations, Health insurance enrollment: WA Special enrollment period Health Benefit Exchange and more.

2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE • A list of Local Health Departments guidance from throughout the state. • Tax Relief: IRS, Excise Tax, and B&O Tax filing assistance

C. Andrew Barker, CPH WSNLA President Cloud Landscape Design (206) 919-1361 | candrewbarker@gmail.com

• Financial Relief: Loans The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering disaster loans, and other Small Business Administration loans.

Gregory Smaus, CPH, EPC WSNLA President Elect Rock Solid Landscapes 206-227-4458 | gregory@rocksolidlandscapes.com

• Grants: Numerous different grants are available, including Working Washington Small Business Grants, Governor’s Strategic Reserve Fund, Snohomish County Coronavirus Response Fund grants, the city of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development, and others.

Tim Gray WSNLA Vice President Pacific Stone Company 425-258-1911 | timg@pacificstoneco.com

• Insurance If employers have bought the right endorsements, insurance policies may cover cancelled events or businesses losses.

Kirsten Lints, CPH WSNLA Treasurer Gardens ALIVE Design 425-318-2971 | kirsten@gardensALIVEdesign.com

• Managing Employees: SharedWork Program: SharedWork is a voluntary business sustainability program that provides flexibility to retain employees at reduced hours. The US Department of Labor (DOL) has small business exemptions from the Response Act that require employer-paid sick and medical leave. NAHB Workers’ Compensation for questions about Workers’ Compensation and Coronavirus (COVID-19) • WA State Department of Agriculture has good information from around the state • Foreign Worker Processing Updates. • Resources for Employees: Washington State Unemployment, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Employment Security Department (ESD) • Resource guides from over 30 other nursery, landscape and horticultural associations from around the country. Those of us who have been in business for a while have gone through times when factors beyond our control forced us to adopt new strategies to cope with unforeseen changes to our way of doing business. For example, when I was first starting my landscape business, in 1992 there came a year of little winter snow followed by a drought that extended all the way into fall. Strict water rationing and outright bans on lawn irrigation were put into effect. Most lawns were dead by the end of June, and landscape plants could only be watered by hand. Trucks would drive around selling water to homeowners and businesses with water drawn from wells and enterprising entrepreneurs would offer to paint lawns to make them at least look alive. Businesses that were not able to adapt and find new sources of revenue went out of business, and those that were able to weather the drought had new customers calling them when the lawns revived in the fall and following year. Obviously today we are all facing much greater obstacles than we ever have in the past, but there are solutions to each one of them. We are continuing to talk about new ways to surviving and thriving through the challenges in front of us. I really encourage you to check out the above and to stay connected with the WSNLA community, as we seek answers to the business questions that remain before us, as well as to help us get the message out that growing, designing, installing and maintaining plants and landscapes are essential to the health and well-being of our lives, locally and across the state.

Lucinda McMahan, CPH WSNLA Past President Lucinda’s Landscapes 425-773-4237 | lucinda31@comcast.net

CHAPTER & CAUCUS LEADERSHIP Ingrid Wachtler, CPH Mt Rainier Chapter President Woodbrook Native Plant Nursery 253-265-6271 | woodbrk@harbornet.com Peter Van Well North Central Chapter President Van Well Nursery 509-886-8189 | pete2@vanwell.net Megan Pulkkinen, CPH, EPC Olympic Chapter President Megan Pulkkinen Landscape Design 360-265-5799 | megancph@hotmail.com Sally Labay, CPH Seattle Chapter President Woods Creek Nursery 360-794-6823 | sally@woodscreeknursery.com Scott Pringle, CPH Wholesale Grower Caucus Chair Paradise Lake Nursery 206-930-4132 | paradiselakenursery@gmail.com Katie Miller Greenhouse Grower Caucus Chair Skagit Gardens 360-395-4309 | kmiller@skagitgardens.com Brandon Cook, CPH, ISA Certified Master Arborist Landscape Caucus Chair Cook Brothers Landscaping LLC 425-595-3451 | brandonc@cookbrotherslandscaping.net Jami Burke Horticulture Supplier Caucus Chair Walrath Soil Technologies 253-531-7499 | jami@tewalrath.com Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 5

[ FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ] Please join us in welcoming the following new businesses to the WSNLA Member Community: Alula Boutique Containers Cora Morrison, CPH 26112 NE 17th Street Redmond, WA 98053 206-890-8809 Morrision.Cora@iCloud.com Regular Member

Kent East Hill Nursery

Lonnie Malmassari 11644 SE 240th St Kent, WA 98031 253-631-5320 info@kenteasthillnursery.com www.kenteasthillnursery.com Regular member

Lacewing Fine Gardening & Botanical Design Britt Willey Seatt;e, WA 98144 206-319-8659 britt@lacewingseattle.com Regular member

Mutual Materials

Dale Gellnar 1410 Grove St Marysville, WA 98270 425-353-9677 dgellner@mutualmaterials.com www.mutualmaterials.com Associate Member 80

Northwest Construction & Landscape LLC

Meeshka Brand 15350 Cox Ave NW Poulsbo, WA 98370 360-697-3215 earthfriendly@northwestcl.com www.northwestcl.com Regular member

Work to build a community. No one does big things all by themselves.

- Barack Obama, 44th US President

Breanne Chavez

WSNLA Executive Director ‘Work to build a community. No one does big things all by themselves.”

These words were spoken by former President Barack Obama during his Graduating Together commencement speech. Political feelings aside, they are words of truth and how the WSNLA Community worked together over the last several months is proof. Community is the core of WSNLA advocacy, and began even before the Stay Home, Stay Healthy Order came down. On March 3, I received an email from Andrej Suske (T&L Nursery) expressing his concerns of the potential industry impacts from coronavirus. Over the next couple of days, a lively conversation commenced on the NLAE (Nursery & Landscape Association Executives) listserve regarding expected state orders that would close non essential businesses in an effort to help stop the spread of the virus. Key messaging was developed and State Association’s began advocating at the state level, and collectively at the national. WSNLA submitted letters to the Governor’s office and Department of Agriculture urging the inclusion of nurseries as an access point for food grown from home, also advocating for landscape services. Once announced, Governor Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy Order divided segments of our industry into essential (growers, greenhouses, garden centers & limited landscape maintenance) vs non essential. WSNLA continued to advocate for clarification and for landscape businesses to be allowed the choice to safely operate, eventually working with Department of Commerce to develop industy specific guidelines releasing landscape to operate. WSNLA advocacy efforts were effective because of its community of members and industry relationship, including: the hundreds of letters and phone calls made by individual businesses; the strategic leadership and guidance of Heather Hansen (WSNLA Lobbyist) and the WSNLA Board of Directors, the legal insight and review of Bob Andre’, Ogden Murphy Wallace, the peer to peer sharing of best practices and resources among members and also among state association executiuves; and the countless hours and support given from Holly Osborne, WSNLA, to serve and support members and non members. While we still have not landed at our ‘new normal’, we are navigating this together as a community. And, the core of this community is the people. Looking forward, WSNLA is planning virtual opportunities to continue to bring the best and brightest minds together to support the success of your business. From educational and information sharing to developing materials to support operating protocols, please watch for more to be announced in the coming weeks. As a WSNLA business member, your dues underwrite advocacy efforts that protect and serve the entire industry. On behalf of the entire industry, I thank you. We truely can do big things together!

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WSNLA Helps Set the Stage For Attendees at the NW Flower & Garden Festival

Photo provided by NW Flower & Garden Festival

Thank You To Our Garden Volunteers & Supporters Design Leads: Rachel Zeutenhorst, CPH (T&L Nursery) & & Lindsey Irwin (Gray Barn Nursery @ Pacific Topsoils) Plant & Hardscape Providers: T&L Nursery, McAuliffee’s Valley Nursery, Skagit Gardens, VanKlaveren’s Nursery,

Mutual Materials & Pacific Topsoils

Volunteer Support: (Setup & Teardown:) Eric Zeutenhorst, Asher Christl, CPH (New Growth Gardens), Jill

Wendlend, CPH (Squak Mountain Nursery), Jami Burke (Walrath Landscape Supply) & Scott Pringle, CPH (Paradise Lake Nursery). And, a very special thank you to all the volunteers that helped to staff during the show! Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 7

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Legislative Update ]

Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association

WSNLA’s business membership includes a diverse community of large and small growers, garden centers, landscape professionals and suppliers. It is the intent of the Board of Directors to ensure legislative activities focus in on overarching WSNLA member needs, while effectively balancing the diversity in business scale and location. To that extent, the WSNLA Board of Directors, with member input, developed the following priorities to guide and strengthen WSNLA legislative and regulatory activities throughout the State.

WASHINGTON STATE NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

Washington Nursery and Landscape Association supports stewardship of the land and the plants and trees that grow upon it. Our priorities include: • Promoting a positive business climate for growing and marketing plants and landscape services. • Protecting our industry from burdensome regulation, taxes and fees. • Working in a bipartisan manner and focusing on results. • Ensuring policies are reasonable and based on sound science. WSNLA will coordinate with other affiliated professional organizations to support our members on agricultural and environmental issues such as: • • • •

Water availability, management & quality Urban planning and the inclusion of green spaces Pesticide regulation Open space taxation

On general business issues, WSNLA will focus in impact to members. Such issues include but are not limited to: • Labor: availability, training, minimum wage, workers comp, health care, benefits • Simplifying business regulation including streamlining local jurisdiction business licensing • Taxes WSNLA Priorities drafted June – September 2017. Member comment period January – June 2018. Board approved June 2018.Questions? Contact WSNLA at 253.661.6055, info@wsnla.org. 8 - The B&B Magazine

Heather Hansen WSNLA Lobbyist Olympia

The 2020 legislative session wrapped up March 12, just before restrictions due to the corona virus taught us all about social distancing. The last bill that passed was a response to the corona virus. It allocated $200 million from the state’s rainy-day fund to respond to virus related issues. As of this writing, there is speculation that legislators will be called back into special session to deal with numerous issues created by the virus. Numerous bills were introduced this session that would have been harmful to rural Washington in general and agriculture specifically. In the end, most were significantly amended or did not pass. A short session is supposed to be limited to emergencies and little fixes. That was definitely not the case this year and many large, complex bills were introduced, in many cases without stakeholder participation.

Climate Change

It’s no secret that climate change is a priority issue for Governor Inslee and many legislators. Two issues that were pushed hard this year but failed to pass were a low carbon fuel standard and a price on carbon, either as a carbon tax or a cap and trade program. Either would have resulted in increased fuel prices.

Truck Drivers

There was good news. HB 2188 will make it easier to veterans to get a Combined Driver’s License (CDL) by taking into account their military experience. This should make it easier to find qualified truck drivers.

Future Employees

HB 2308 requires employers to include the job title of their employees in quarterly tax reports to the Employment Security Department. This may seem like added paperwork, but the intent of the bill is to allow for more accurate occupational trend analyses, and more effective evaluation of education and training programs. The result should be community college programs that train students for jobs available in the community and thus more qualified applicants for future jobs.

Pesticide Licensing

HB 2624, will allow the Department of Agriculture to contract with community colleges to administer pesticide license exams. This will allow prospective licensees to take the test sooner and closer to home and get their results more quickly.

Compost Use

HB 2713 requires publicly funded projects to use compost. Those bidding on public contracts will have to include compost. It also created a program to reimburse farming operations including nurseries for purchasing compost from facilities with solid waste handling permits. Funding for the grant program was vetoed by Governor Inslee to save money after the Corona virus hit.

Sustainable Farms and Fields – Grants for Precision Ag and Carbon Farming

Another new grant program was created ostensibly to help farmers although in its original form, the proposal would have harmed many agricultural operations. After much negotiation, an agreement was reached and the bill passed. The Conservation Commission was tasked with creating the grant program outlined in SSSB 5947. Grants may be used for carbon storage or reduction; precision agriculture equipment; the purchase of seed, seedlings, spores, animal feed, and amendments that help reduce or store carbon; and services to landowners, such as the development of site specific conservation plans to increase soil organic levels or to increase usage of precision agricultural practices, or design and implementation of best management practices to reduce livestock emissions. Funding to develop the program was included in the budget however, not funding was included for grants.

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Soil Health

SSB 6306 created the soil health initiative. It directs the Department of Agriculture, the Conservation Commission and Washington State University to coordinate on creating a soil health baseline and developing best management practices for improving soil health, especially in eastern Washington. Funding for implementation was vetoed. Some work is expected to continue, but not at the pace hoped for.

Chlorpyrifos - Vetoed

ESSSB 6518 which originally would have banned the insecticide chlorpyrifos, was amended to direct the department of agriculture to “adopt emergency rules that include specific control measures for chlorpyrifos that are designed to reduce emissions sufficiently so the public is not subject to levels of exposure that may cause or contribute to significant adverse health effects.” The entire bill was vetoed to save money.

Gypsy Moth Eradication

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The WSNLA Career Center connects employers with qualified applicants; students with internships; and job seekers with potential employers.

The Department of agriculture received $694,000 to pay for the cost of monitoring and eradicating three types of non-native gypsy moths in Washington State: Asian, European, and Hokkaido moths.

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Internships are an opportunity to gain practical experience in the field. Share your internship opportunities on the WSNLA Career Center and connect with students and emerging professionals.

This November, all statewide elected officials will be on the ballot along with all 98 members of the state House and one-half of the state Senate. Since it is a presidential election year voter turnout is expected to be high. So far, only one sitting statewide elected official has announced retirement, Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib. Eleven House members and three Senators have announced that they will not seek reelection. Expect more announcement before filing week in May.

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COVID-19: An Industry Response Nurseries implement protocols to safely operate & serve their communities. Landscape advocates to fully operate. Sequence of Events

MARCH 18, 2020 - WSNLA advocates essential status to Governor Inslee & WA State Department of Agriculture. Joins industry sign on letters to advocate at national level. March 23, 2020 - Stay Home, Stay Healthy Order announced, closing non essential businesses. effective March 25 through May 4. Businesses identified as essential are required to implement CDC guidelines addressing social distancing & sanitation.

(left) Masks & Physical Distancing Have Been Identified To Help Prevent Virus Spread. T&L staff social distancing as they work to support their customers during peak season

March 25 - March 30, 2020 - WSNLA seeks clarification of Landscape Services as essential.

(bottom) Physical Barriers & Sanitation Stations. To protect workers, Skagit Horticulture creates safety barriers to address areas where social distancing may be more challenging and sanitation stations to wash hands throughout the day.

March 31, 20202 - WSNLA holds Virtual Roundtables for Garden Centers and for Landscape businesses to share operating best practices and insight to navigating business relief programs. April 9, 2020 - WSNLA submits letter to The Governor’s Office communicating industry guidance. April 20, 2020 - WSNLA hosts Landscape Design Virtual Roundtable for peer to peer sharing. April 24, 2020 - Landscape Construction released to serve contracts in place by March 23. COVID-19 Construction protocols required. April 23, 2020 - WSNLA submits letter to The Governor’s Office and to legislators advocating for landscape inclusion in Phase I ReOpen. May 1, 2020 - Stay Home, Stay Healthy Order extended to May 31. Washington Phased Approach announced. Landscape is in Phase I. May 5, 2020 WSNLA works with Department of Commerce to establish Landscape Industry Specific Protocals supporting release of landscape services. May 8, 2020 - COVID-19 Landscape Industry Protocols released. (Landscape construction & interiorscaping slated for Phase II.) For more information, including business relief esources, best practices, WSNLA advocacy letters and member communications, visit www.WSNLA.org/ COVID19 10 - The B&B Magazine

(below) Remove Traffic Choke Points & Sanitize or Eliminate High Touch Areas. NW Nurseries reduces virus spread by marking phones to eliminate shared use.

(above) WATSON’S NURSERY & GREENHOUSE LAUNCHED ONLINE STORE & DELIVERY SERVICE: Free delivery, with minium purchase, available within Pierce County. Curbside pickup also available. An online shop was launched to shop safely from home. (above) A FEW GUIDELINES FOR SHOPPING AT SKY: Masks are required for entry. Please shop efficiently (following posted signs) & keep your party to no more than two people. Be prepared, there may be waits to maintain safe distancing in-store.

(above) SUNNYSIDE NURSERY SIGNAGE DIRECTS TRAFFIC & MORE. Floor markings work to direct traffic and act as reminders to social distance at checkout. (right) COMMUNICATION IS ESSENTIAL. Signage at the nursery entrance helps to remind customers about special protocols in place that work to protect customer and employee health.

(above) McAULIFFE’s NURSERY GETS CREATIVE: Repurposed windows serve as protective barriers at checkout. Nurseries also reported using tables or stacking items in front of the counter to create a 6 foot distance between the customer and employee. Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 11

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Scholarship & Research

Charitable Fund The Future of Horticulture

2020 Scholarship Recipients Announced

Over $22,000 awarded in 2020, working to fund 11 Scholarships & 6 Grants. Since 1978, The WSNLA Charitable Fund has given over $572,000 in support of horticulture students, and advancing industry professionalism & research! STEVEN ALBERGINE JUNKOH HARUI SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: $1000 SCHOOL: WA State University FUTURE PLANS: Currently, I’m not sure what field i want to focus on, but plant science and horticulture are definitely among my interests. After college, I’m hoping to either go on to graduate school or go directly into research work. MICHAEL DOLIESLAGER HERBERT & MARION FROST SCHOLARSHIP & PETER VAN WELL SR. SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: $1500 SCHOOL: WA State University. DEGREE: Landscape, Nursery & Greenhouse Management FUTURE PLANS: I am excited for this final year of classes and have applied to the University of Hawai’i at Manoa to complete my last semester studying tropical agriculture through the National Student exchange here at WSU. I am still awaiting my acceptance, but it could be another amazing opportunity which would add to my personal and professional development. SCOTT ELLIOTT WINDSOR BOND SCHOLARSHIP & JOHNNIE HOLMASON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: $1500 SCHOOL: UW - School of Environment & Forest Sciences DEGREE: Masters in Forest Resources FUTURE PLANS: My long-term goal is to open a sustainable timber business, where forest resources are utilized efficiently and allowed to regenerate 14 - The B&B Magazine

and create habitats for wildlife and endangered species while providing economic livelihoods. One day I hope to transition into a career with agencies like the US Forest Service, Department of Natural Resources, or the Foreign Agriculture Service. AMY FERRO FRED PALMER SCHOLARSHIPS & LENO BASSETT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: $1500 SCHOOL: Edmonds Community College FUTURE PLANS: I am very interested in plan therapy and I am choosing Landscape Design to use my skills to create gardens which will provide a sense of peace and healing for people with disabilities, cancers and other diseases. I believe my passion in life is helping others and I can’t wait to use my career to do more in tis area. MICHELLE GASPAIRE MARLAND EDWARDS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: $1000 SCHOOL: Edmonds Community College DEGREE: Associate of Horticulture Landscape Design. FUTURE PLANS: I am intending to go into Landscape Design. I ideally would like to work for a resort or Bed & Breakfast. To bein charge of the seasonal changes to the landscapes, possibly work with the head chef in growing food in the garden for the restaurant, I am also interested in working with local farms in growing and propagation.

EMILY JOSEPH WAFLORA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: $1500 SCHOOL: Lake WA Institute of Technology DEGREE: AAS Environmental Horticulture FUTURE PLANS: When I dream about the future, having graduated from the horticulture program, I imagine I’ve continued the journey towards becoming a sustainable farmer florist in Washington. ROSE KEOGH OLYMPIC CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIPS AWARD: $1000 SCHOOL: Bastyr University CERTIFICATE: Certificate in Holistic Landscape Design FUTURE PLANS: I have recently developed a strong interest in medicinal and edible plants in the landscape and have the opportunity, through Bastyr, to help design a 5-acre medicinal herb farm in Duvall, WA. After graduating, I hope to design more medicinal gardens, as well as educational gardens and food forests for schools and community organizations. KARLEE RAY MADDEX BERT SNYDER SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: $500 SCHOOL: Cascadia College DEGREE: Horticulture FUTURE PLANS: Hima Nursery gave me the opportunity to learn about propagation, pest management, disease control and growing and distribution of food to our local community. This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

BRIAN MATSON GEORGE GILLETT SCHOLARSHIP - AWARD: $1000 SCHOOL: Edmonds Community College CERTIFICATE: Landscape Horticulture Certificate FUTURE PLANS: My long term goals are to specialize in native plants, food plants and organic gardening practices. CHLOE OSHIRO JIM BROWN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: $500 SCHOOL: OSU DEGREE: BS Horticulture: Landscape & Urban Horticulture FUTURE PLANS: Right now I am not sure which path in horticulture jobs I want to take. If I work in the greenhouse industry I can grow ornamental tropical plants or native plants to help reforest our environment. If I work in the landscape industry I can take care of city or state managed urban areas or even go into conservation work with the Department of Land & Natural Resources. EMILY ROSS THE WALTERS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP & RAY HOLMBERG SCHOLARSHIP - AWARD: $1500 SCHOOL: Edmonds Community College CERTIFICATE: Landscape Design Certificate FUTURE PLANS: My intent is to thoroughly learn the trade of landscape design and to successfully build satisying gardens for years to come. As someone who has had the fortune of sharing what I’ve learned with others, I also look forward to bringing horticulture into the common space, especially by teaching what I know to people who may not have had exposure to the healing of plants.

GRANTS LAKE WA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM JEANNE MCNEIL SCHOLARSHIP | AWARD: $2500 These funds will enable a program manager to continue building the instructor registry (focusing on additional professionals with expertise in specific course topics), assist instructors with curriculum development, provide orientation for new instructors, aid in course implementation, expand marketing of the professional Certificate of Completion, and coordinate with the LWIT I-Best program (available to students who need additional basic skills assistance). SOUTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARBORETUM INTERNSHIP | AWARD: $2,500 This position works to ensure continuity in the care and maintenance of The ARb, through student participation. The ARb is a five acre living laboratory for the horticulture students and also serves as a public garden for the students, faculty and community at large. RHODODENDRON SPECIES BOTANICAL GARDEN (RSBG) INTERNSHIP | AWARD: $2,000 This internship introduces horticulture students to the practical aspects of managing a retail nursery through their actual management of the RSBG Garden Gift Shop Nursery. The Retail Internship is designed to augment classroom training with actual work experience, including merchandising;sales and marketing strategies; and overal maintanance of the sales area.

ELISABETH C MILLER LIBRARY | AWARD: $518 These funds will support the purchase of reference materials to be used by the horticulture industry and community throughout Washington. SCOTT ELLIOTT - COPPICING INTEGRATING FORESTRY SCIENCE | AWARD: $1500 WSNLA PROseries | AWARD: $500 As part of our mission, WSNLA provides professional education to the nursery and landscape industry. The matching financial support, in the amount of $500, that the WSNLA Scholarship & Research Charitable Fund has provided to this effort will worked to deliver quality education to the nursery and landscape industry. This funding would match the amount budgeted by WSNLA for the 2020 WSNLA PROseries. Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - 15

WSDA Nursery License

Supports Industry Research Did you know that a surcharge is assessed on fees collected by nursery retailer licenses for the purpose of creating an industry research fund? These fees are used solely to support research projects which are of general benefit to the nursery and landscape industry and are recommended by the Nursery Advisory Committee.

Who must obtain a nursery license?

Any person who handles or sells horticultural plants is considered a “nursery dealer” and is required by law to have a license (also known as an agriculture addendum) for each place of business where horticultural plants are sold. This includes wholesalers, retailers, growers, shippers and landscapers who sell or install plants as a part of their business

What kind of businesses need a nursery license? Here are some examples of businesses who are required to be licensed:

- Wholesale and retail nurseries, growers and garden centers. - Landscapers who buy plants to install. - Landscapers who hold or grow plants for later sale or installation. - Maintenance companies who install plants for customers. - Brokers located in Washington who buy and sell, but do not hold plants. - Grocery and warehouse stores that offer plants for sale. - Pet and aquarium stores that sell aquatic plants. - And others not listed above.

Where do I get a nursery license?

The Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR) is responsible for issuing nursery licenses in conjunction with their Business Licensing Service. There are over 40 locations where nursery license applications can be obtained. To find the location nearest you or obtain an application and license by mail, call the DOR at 1-800-451-7985 or apply online at bls.dor.wa.gov. 16 - The B&B Magazine

The Nursery Advisory Committee was established to advise the program director regarding the administration of the Nursery Inspection program. The committee consists of nine members representing the interests of licensed nursery dealers and the nursery industry. Each year the Nursery Advisory Committee reviews research proposals and awards funding to support research that benefits the Washington State nursery and landscape industry. This year the committee funded the following research grants below: NEW PROJECTS

Multilocus genotyping of the Phytophthora ramorum NA2 population recently detected in WA nurseries| Award: $25,458. Dr. Gary Chastagner & Dr Marianne Elliott | WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center. The goal of this project is to characterize the NA2 lineage of P. ramorum present in WA State. Objectives include determining the population structure of the NA2 lineage of P. ramorum from Washington State, and determine whether the recent P. ramorum detections are a result of an established population or new introductions. FindPlantsPNW.com | Award: $35,480 Breanne Chavez & WSNLA Board of Directors | WSNLA Buyers of wholesale plants and trees desire an easy and reliable platform to source plants and trees. The word ‘hub’ has been used repeatedly. To be successful, it is essential that the user experience is easy and delivers a positive experience for searching and delivery of results. Grant funds will support improvements in line with industry standards. The advanced analytics will provide growers with user data trends, including plant searches.

CONTINUING PROJECTS

Establishing Camellia sinensis as a new crop for the Washington nursery industry | Award: $9574. Dr. Carol Miles, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC. This project will develop methods for propagating tea from cuttings, establish a tea planting, and develop a tea propagation and planting guide, thereby supporting a sustainable emergence of tea production in Washington. This project will establish new cultivar trials conducted within the state and relevant to the climate and hardiness zones of the Washington nursery and nursery best practices. Bimodal seed mixes for sustainable urban landscapes | Award: $9,000 Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott/ Alejandra Feliciano WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center. This project will study the effectiveness of a novel method for designing self-sustaining plant communities by addressing plant selection from an ecological perspective. Can CSR functional coordinates be used as a plant selection tool to design more sustainable gardens for urban spaces? In other words, can distances between site and species functional directions be used to predict rank dominance within a disturbance and competition gradient? We hypothesize that selecting species with the least distances between their functional coordinates at early and late successional stages for the initial species pool (seed mix) will result in dominance for corresponding phenotypes during these two stages—a bimodal design. The project aims to create sustainable seed mixes for Western Washington gardens in the following manner: Minimizing weed intrusion by selecting species predicted to out-rank weed species fitness; Maximizing long-term

Nursery Advisory Committee Members Bob Schmidt, Wileywood - Floricuture/Greenhouse Roger Canfield, CPH - Puget Sound Plants - Nursery Grower Dan Meier, Briggs Nursery - Large Scale Wholesale Nursery Steve Jensen, Branches Garden Center - Garden Center Todd Snyder, C&O Nursery - Fruit Trees Rick Longnecker, Buds & Blades - Landscape Jeff Sample, Terroir Nouveaux Nursery - Vineyards Richard Roozen, WA Bulb Company - Bulbs Jeff Van Lierop, Country Green Turf - Turfgrass Breanne Chavez, WSNLA Executive Director - ex officio Cindy Cooper, WA State Department of Agriculture - admin Lara Massey, WA State Department of Agriculture - admin If you are interested in learning about service on the WSDA Nursery Advisory Committee, please contact Breanne at breanne@wsnla.org.

taxonomic diversity by selecting species for niche partitioning and by promoting communities of intermediate productivity; Control short- and long-term aesthetic appeal by controlling functional dominance at every successional stage. Evaluating Mahonia species & cultivars for Landscape Use in the PNW | Award: $16,390. Randall Hitchin, South Seattle College. Objectives of this project include: introduction of new and promising species, forms, and cultivars of Mahonia to the PNW; Produce finished, field-ready nursery stock from new introductions for field trial; Establish a secure, well-equipped research plot with robust weather instrumentation; Observe and characterize the potential and limitations of these plants based on a broad matrix of characteristics related to environmental adaptability, relative ease of nursery production, pest and disease resistance, and ornamental merit; Stratify and rank these plants for overall horticultural potential in terms of environmental adaptability, relative ease of nursery production, pest and disease resistance, and ornamental merit; and Distribute plants assigned to the highest tier of the evaluation to the USDA National Cereals Laboratory for Black Stem Rust resistance/ susceptibility screening. Black Stem Rust Disease Resistance Screening of Imported Mahonia species & cultivars | Award: $8430. Randall Hitchin, South Seattle College. Among the most significant impacts of this work will be the acquisition of a broad range of promising new Mahonia for the Washington nursery industry. Of perhaps even greater significance is the fact that these plants will be screened for Black Stem Rust resistance. The overall impact of this work is to effectively ‘fast track’ into production and to the marketplace a group of promising plants that would otherwise face very significant obstacles to introduction. The segments of the nursery industry that will benefit most from this research include nursery growers and wholesales, as well as retail nurseries.

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Horticultural Research Institute Announces 2020 Funded Projects The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the foundation of AmericanHort, proudly announces the portfolio of research projects to be funded in 2020. Projects fit into the cadre of research priorities established in support of the new strategic vision. Research priority areas include quantifying plant benefits, creating innovative solutions, gathering consumer insights, and producing practical and actionable solutions. A total of $345,800 will be awarded this year. “HRI has new research priorities in place – to quantify plant benefits, encourage innovative solutions, better understand consumer preferences, and provide practical solutions. These will help shape what projects HRI funds, starting this year,” commented Gary Knosher, HRI President. “I continue to be amazed by the industry’s support of HRI’s mission and initiatives. Thank you to all in the industry who contribute!” The Horticultural Research Institute’s mission is to direct, fund, promote, and communicate horticulture research. Supporting research that challenges current methods and bridges the divide between businesses and the consumer is exactly how HRI helps build prosperous businesses, advance the green industry, and fulfill its core vision. Commercial production of hickories Dr. N. Bassuk, Cornell University Growers’ choice of what genera to grow has long range impacts, especially in the urban landscape. Easy-to-grow taxa are often preferred in production, sometimes inadvertently creating a monoculture in managed landscapes. Meanwhile, many attractive, superior, adaptable, and robust tree species remain underutilized due to difficulties in nursery production. Enter hickory. Dr. Bassuk and her team will provide new protocols to enable nursery growers to produce multiple species of hickory and eventually help diversify the urban landscape.

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Benefits or features: Which cue is more effective on retail signs? Dr. B. Behe, Michigan State University Better understanding consumer behavior, preferences, and trends is a key HRI research priority. This project addresses that directly. Dr. Behe previously discovered that younger customers are more likely to purchase a branded plant – even when identical to a nonbranded plant – and that consumers in general want more information on signs because they cannot ascertain plant attributes by looking at it. Now Dr. Behe will take the next step and quantify and profile what cues trigger plant choice, including which benefits resonate best with which type of consumers. Finding the ‘Third Space’ through gardening: Strengthening relationship mutuality and lowering stress in the caregiver and care recipient who has a disabling injury or illness Dr. A. Catlin, Kaiser Permanente Rehabilitation Center Caregivers, whether it’s a spouse, partner, family member, friend, or neighbor, may lovingly provide needed care to persons with a disabling illness or disability but often suffer significant cost to their own mental and physical health in the process. The wellbeing of the caregiver is a new focus of the Kaiser Permanente Rehabilitation Center, and gardening is a natural choice. It can be enjoyed regardless of disability. Dr. Catlin and her team will evaluate the therapeutic value of a shared gardening experience between the caregiver and the care recipient. Fundamental aspects of auxin foliar spray applications to woody plant cuttings Dr. R. Geneve, University of Kentucky Applying auxin as a foliar spray has several advantages over traditional quick dip methods for rooting cuttings, such as potential improved worker safety and application efficiency. Foliar auxin sprays are also becoming an integral part of propagation systems using automated,

machine-assisted sticking robotics. However, not all woody species respond to foliar spray as well as a quick dip application for rooting, and there are questions concerning application timing as well as the optimal number of applications. Basic questions about auxin movement in cuttings related to spray volume, single vs. multiple applications, and use of a surfactant will be addressed. Enhancing the performance of SSG as a biocontrol agent for ornamental plant disease mitigation Dr. P. Kong, Virginia Tech Boxwood blight, caused by Calonectria pseudonaviculata, is a huge concern in the nursery and landscape management industries. Control options are currently limited to cultural practices and fungicides. Biocontrol is a missing component. Bacterial endophytes (organisms that spend at least part of their life in plant roots) have been identified that show potential to reduce C. pseudonaviculata in culture. A team led by Dr. Kong will further evaluate these endophytes for real world applicability. Developing environmental and cultural protocols for the production of containerized succulents in greenhouses and nurseries Dr. R. Lopez, Michigan State University Consumers adore succulents. Statistics show a 79% increase in production from 1998 to 2014, in response to consumer demand. Over 1,000 genera of succulents (11,000+ species) exist, and propagation and finishing needs vary greatly among them. Dr. Lopez and his team have identified cultivars of Aloe sp., Aeonium sp., Crassula sp., Echeveria sp., Gasteria sp., Graptoveria sp., Haworthia sp., Kalanchoe sp., Sempervivum sp., Sedum sp., and Senecio sp. to optimize propagation and the production growing environment to reduce growing time and increase profitability. A sustainable approach to Phytophthorainfested landscape beds: the search for tolerant or resistant annuals and herbaceous perennials Dr. I. Meadows; North Carolina State University Phytophthora root rot and stem blight affects over 100 of the most popular and most

HRI Research priority areas include: 1. Quantifying plant benefits 2. Creating innovative solutions 3. Gathering consumer insights, and producing practical and actionable solutions. commonly used landscape perennials and annuals, including annual vinca, petunia, and daylily, throughout the U.S. Current recommendations for infested landscape beds are either impractical or not economically feasible for landscapers and homeowners. Previous research has given hope of reducing inoculum through the use of crop rotation with resistant plants. Dr. Meadows previously identified 14 cultivars of flowering annuals and 8 cultivars of herbaceous perennials that performed good to excellent in landscape beds heavily infested with Phytophthora. The team will test additional cultivars. Using Grow Wise, Bee Smart and Oregon Bee Project Plant Picks to promote pollinator-attractive nursery plants in Oregon Dr. A. Melathopoulos, Oregon State University Pollinator health continues to be a focus for our industry. Many growers have responded to public concerns and now adhere to HRI’s recommended best management practices geared to better protect pollinators during production. They have also shifted their crop selection to include more plants known to attract pollinators to meet consumer needs. However, little research has been conducted to evaluate the actual impact of these changes. Dr. Melathopoulos and his team will assess the impact of HRI’s Grow Wise, Bee Smart and the Oregon Bee Project’s Bee Plant Picks on the public’s recognition of our industry’s efforts and increased sales and profits for growers.

Weeds are trouble. They compete with crops for water, nutrients, and space. One estimate cites that a single large crabgrass plant can reduce the dry weight of a containerized Japanese holly as much as 60%. Herbicides can help; however, sufficient options do not exist to control broadleaves in containers after emergence. Therefore, growers resort to hand labor, that can cost as much as $4000/ac/year. Mechanization is a potential fix. Dr. Neal and his team plan to develop and test a prototype application system capable of delivering targeted postemergent or preemergent herbicides to the containers. In defense of nativars: Comparing the conservation value of native milkweed cultivars and straight species for monarch butterflies, bees, and other pollinators in small gardens Dr. D. Potter, University of Kentucky The debate over the value of straight species vs cultivars of native plants (called nativars) has clouded consumers’ understanding of the value of certain plants to monarch butterflies. Nativars are variants of native species selected and vegetatively propagated for desirable attributes, such as plant stature, flower or leaf color, or bloom period. Do nativars of milkweed provide the same benefits to monarchs? Dr. Potter and his team will help clear the confusion and strengthen the horticulture industry’s position that native plant cultivars of milkweed can have the same or even higher conservation value than straight species. Biocontrol agents for the vector of rose rosette virus Dr. I. Tzanetakis, University of Arkansas Rose rosette disease (RRD) threatens landscape and production roses alike, especially since it reemerged recently in California. A plant virus is responsible for this disease, and it is transmitted, in part, by a very small, eriophyid mite. Being a plant virus, control measures are challenging, as traditional fungicides are ineffective; however, one strategy focuses on control of the vectoring mite. Dr. Tzanetakis and Dr. Druciarek will work on predatory mites with the potential to control the vectoring mite and will evaluate their efficacy. The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), founded in 1962, has provided more than $7.5 million in funds to research projects covering a broad range of production, environmental, and business issues important to the green industry. Nearly $11 million is committed to the endowment by individuals, corporations, and associations. For more information about HRI, its grant-funded research, or programming, visit www.hriresearch.org or contact Jennifer Gray at 614.884.1155.

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